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Man I should get back into model building. I think I did an Abrams wayyyy back when I was a kid but the treads pissed me off and I never tried one again...

Oh, yeah, this show is cool and stuff. Naomi was pretty badass. Sanders really just needed the flag tank to do anything but keep going and turn the corner there to win, though. Turn and fight or hug the side of the ride would have been much better options.

Y'know, I've been thinking, and to an extent the Type-89's poor gun becomes a lot more forgivable if you don't think of it as a tank, and instead think of it as a tracked scout, like the M3 Bradley cavalry scout (carries less troops and more ammo than the M2 Bradly IFV). Afterall, the 25mm Bushmaster chaingun can't kill tanks...

To be fair, that's what Duck Team were doing in Episode 6; scouting.

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Y'know, I've been thinking, and to an extent the Type-89's poor gun becomes a lot more forgivable if you don't think of it as a tank, and instead think of it as a tracked scout, like the M3 Bradley cavalry scout (carries less troops and more ammo than the M2 Bradly IFV). Afterall, the 25mm Bushmaster chaingun can't kill tanks...

To be fair, that's what Duck Team were doing in Episode 6; scouting.

If it had an engine that's worth anything I might be able to accept that. But as it is, a person could probably outrun the Type 89 on foot, at least over short distances. At the very least, a scout should be able to move quickly.

If it had an engine that's worth anything I might be able to accept that. But as it is, a person could probably outrun the Type 89 on foot, at least over short distances. At the very least, a scout should be able to move quickly.

The Type 89 (26 km/h) shouldnt get away from the Sherman (40km/h), but it was able to get some distance.
A better solution would have been, to scout on foot und let only a radio operator back in the Type 89, so it doesnt count as abandon.

The Type 89 is a very bad tank, but the Crew is awesome.
Hope these girls will one day get a better tank.

2.5 ton truck. Generally unarmed, although I imagine it could carry armed troops in the flatbed if necessary. Supply-carrier. Generally has no business being anywhere where there are likely to be enemy tanks around.